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she_o overcome_v he_o o_o woman_n great_a be_v thy_o faith_n be_v it_o unto_o thou_o as_o thou_o will_v mat._n 15._o 28._o the_o key_n of_o her_o faith_n unlock_v christ_n bowel_n and_o now_o she_o may_v have_v what_o she_o will_v from_o he_o when_o once_o she_o have_v get_v his_o heart_n she_o may_v have_v his_o treasure_n too_o 5._o a_o great_a faith_n can_v swim_v against_o tide_n it_o can_v go_v câ—…oss_n to_o sense_n sign_n and_o reason_n corrupt_a reason_n say_v as_o peter_n master_n pity_v thyself_o faith_n say_v it_o be_v better_a to_o suffer_v than_o sin_n reason_n consult_v safety_n faith_n will_v hazard_v safety_n to_o preserve_v sanctity_n a_o believer_n can_v sail_v to_o heaven_n though_o the_o tide_n of_o reason_n and_o the_o wind_n of_o temptation_n be_v against_o he_o chrysostom_n abraham_n in_o the_o case_n of_o sacrifice_v his_o son_n do_v not_o call_v reason_n to_o the_o councel-board_n when_o god_n say_v offer_v up_o thy_o son_n isaac_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o foret_fw-la fast_o of_o that_o marriage-supper_n of_o the_o lamb_n rev._n 19_o 9_o which_o make_v damascen_n pray_v lord_n let_v i_o receive_v this_o supper_n as_o a_o earnest_a of_o my_o future_a heaven_n but_o into_o what_o a_o degenerate_a age_n be_v we_o fall_v when_o the_o most_o weighty_a tremendous_a point_n of_o religion_n be_v call_v in_o question_n to_o such_o a_o climax_n of_o impudence_n be_v some_o rise_v as_o to_o vilify_v ordinance_n oppugn_v christ_n divinity_n deride_z the_o in-habitation_n of_o god_n spirit_n 9_o and_o deny_v pray_v by_o the_o spirit_n these_o be_v they_o who_o will_v cause_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n to_o cease_v from_o before_o they_o isa._n 30._o 11._o they_o will_v turn_v all_o religion_n into_o a_o romance_n and_o leaven_n the_o world_n with_o atheism_n i_o wish_v they_o have_v not_o sin_v the_o sin_n unto_o death_n 17._o if_o once_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n jose_z their_o authority_n in_o people_n heart_n 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excuse_n if_o god_n let_v loose_v his_o judgement_n and_o send_v fiery_a serpent_n they_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v ezra_n 9_o 10._o and_o now_o o_o our_o god_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v after_o this_o after_o what_o ver_fw-la 9_o mercy_n have_v be_v extend_v to_o we_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n yet_o we_o have_v forsake_v thy_o commandment_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v after_o this_o use._n let_v our_o ingratitude_n be_v deep_o lay_v to_o heart_n this_o put_v a_o accent_n upon_o sin_n and_o make_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a how_o many_o be_v the_o worse_a for_o mercy_n they_o make_v a_o dart_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o shoot_v at_o he_o he_o give_v they_o wit_n and_o they_o serve_v the_o devil_n with_o it_o he_o give_v they_o a_o estate_n and_o they_o feast_v their_o lust_n with_o it_o be_v these_o worthy_a to_o be_v guest_n at_o the_o lords-table_n who_o lift_v up_o the_o heel_n against_o he_o will_v god_n welcome_v such_o 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jesus_n who_o be_v call_v the_o bread_n of_o life_n joh._n 6._o 98._o and_o the_o hide_a manna_n aug._n rev._n 2._o 17._o the_o contempt_n therefore_o of_o manna_n be_v a_o contempt_n of_o christ_n for_o this_o god_n send_v fiery_a serpent_n doct_n 2._o the_o slight_n and_o despise_v 2._o the_o lord_n jesus_n be_v a_o god-provoking_a sin_n this_o be_v israel_n crime_n the_o despise_n of_o manna_n which_o be_v not_o only_o corporal_a food_n but_o a_o type_n of_o christ_n their_o spiritual_a food_n this_o great_o incense_v the_o lord_n and_o make_v he_o send_v fiery_a serpent_n among_o they_o thus_o when_o we_o despise_v christ_n and_o prefer_v our_o lust_n before_o he_o as_o israel_n do_v leek_n and_o onion_n before_o manna_n then_o come_v the_o fiery_a serpent_n